http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ Owners and owners-to-be of the Intrepid. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:30:54 GMT Geoff http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7761 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7761 Hi again, dgunn111, Sorry, I didn't see your emails sooner. I've sent you a copy of the FSM to both the group as well as your yahoo mailbox. Hope it clears Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:18:58 GMT Geoff http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7760 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7760 It's the same cylinder head that went onto all of the 3.5Ls, I'm pretty sure. They were "HO" in the sense that there was a detuned version available in the Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:21:11 GMT Duane Gunn http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7759 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7759 Geoff, It's Dgunn. I did forget to mention that this 3.5L is an HO model (police model Intrepid). Are the heads the same or could this improve my odds of Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:19:26 GMT Duane Gunn http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7758 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7758 Me again, dgunn. I decided to give it a try. It's torn down & ready for a belt. I see the marks on the cams, but how do I find tops dead center? Or, let me Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:16:06 GMT dgunn111 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7757 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7757 I decided to go for it & see if it'll fire up. I have it all torn down and finally found all the timing marks. (3.5 HO) I am assuming I line up the cams with Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:20:04 GMT Geoff http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7756 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7756 Hi Larry, That's because the pre-1999 3.5s (introduced with the '99 300M) were not interference engines. You could spin one of those all day without its Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:59:50 GMT Larry E http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7755 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7755 I had the timing belt break on a 1996 Intrepid with the 3.5 L engine. It did not bend any valves. It happened when starting the engine so I do not know if that Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:04:21 GMT Geoff http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7754 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7754 The 3.5L in second generation Intrepids (1998 and newer) IS an interference engine. Unless you were extremely lucky, you WILL have bent valves. Almost nobody Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:21:45 GMT john sharra http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7753 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7753 I HAVE A 2001 RT also with the 3.5---and i have heard that it is an interference engine--i hope this is not true--but thanks for asking as i have a great Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:51:37 GMT dgunn111 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7752 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7752 I have an '04 Intrepid Police 3.5. The timing belt snapped while cruising. I have read both that the 3.5 is an interference motor, and that is is not. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:59:00 GMT http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7751 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7751 A reminder to those who've been around for a while and a request to new members: Please remember to Edit Edit Edit your messages :) To make it easier for all Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:55:51 GMT http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7750 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7750 A reminder to those who've been around for a while and a request to new members: Please remember to Edit Edit Edit your messages :) To make it easier for all Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:51:52 GMT http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7749 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7749 A reminder to those who've been around for a while and a request to new members: Please remember to Edit Edit Edit your messages :) To make it easier for all Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:58:16 GMT Geoff http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7748 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7748 According to the FSM I have, the transmission has to come out to do this job. It cannot be accessed internally by dropping the oil pan. The following is the Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:45:26 GMT stealth_.rm http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7747 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/message/7747 ... Basically, the engine has to come out. I've never done it this way before, but it should certainly be possible to just separate the engine and